For me, it has always been about creating unified interface across all the different browsers. While getElementID is universally supported, many things are diff

For me, it has always been about creating unified interface across all the different browsers. While getElementID is universally supported, many things are different (see all the remarks about setting the `name` attribute on elements in Internet Explorer http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms534184%28VS.85%29.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms534184%28VS.85%29....). I'd rather let the library developers abstract all that out for me.